Today is finally the last day of classes. But students with finals on Monday may not get too long of a break.
Although some students may not feel the weekend is enough time to study for finals, Undergraduate Student Government Vice President Kelly O'Brien said there have been no complaints from students in regards to the two-day study break.
"For me personally, I feel that this week is harder than finals week. I like not having study days and being able to go home earlier," O'Brien said.
Penn State University gives its students the same time, if not more, compared to other schools in the Big Ten Conference. For students at the University of Minnesota, classes end Wednesday and then finals begin the following Friday.
University of Minnesota student Rob Schlesinger (senior-biology) has his first final on Saturday. He said he feels that the university's one "Reading Day" is ample time for him to study; however, his major might have influenced his final exams.
"A good portion of my finals are not cumulative. Science and math finals generally are not cumulative," Schlesinger said.
The University of Michigan operates the same way; classes end on a Wednesday and then begin the following Friday. However, students do not have finals on Saturday, said Janet Mendler, spokesperson for University of Michigan.
Lawrence Houston (junior-classics) is a student at The University of Iowa. The last day of classes is today, and finals week begins on Monday. Houston said a few years back the school tried to implement a study week. Evidently, the university went through the process but did not implement it or recognize it, Houston said.
Ohio State University classes ended last Friday and finals began Monday and ended yesterday.
Last winter, the university's Senate Committee administered an investigation to find out if students wanted to change the finals calendar. The study concluded that most students did not want to change finals week, said Keller Blackburn, Ohio State University's Undergraduate Student Government's chief of staff.
"I think the reason why students' don't have a problem with finals week is because our school has classes for 10 weeks at a time. We only take three classes at one time. I have ample time to prepare," Blackburn said.
